Singer 650 - Page 81

Casng For~four
Sowing Machine
Your sewing machine
is a fine yet
sturdy precision
instrument
and
it will serve you
perfectly for
miany years if you
take
a few
simple steps to keep it in good working condition.
How often you will
need to clean, oil
and lubricate the ma-
chine will depend
on how often
you use it and
where you
keep it.
The following
general
guidelines
aSSUMe that
YOU
will be
sewing two or
three trios a week.
But if you use
the
mactine continuously,
clean and
oil it daily, Or,
if you keep
Every
Week
Or
So -
with
a soft
cloth, clean:
a, Tension discs
b.
Take-up lever
and *hreac guides
c. Presser bar
and neec.!1Ž bar
d. Bobbin case
(for instructions on removal,
see
page 81)
Mactine surface
If necessary, dampen the cloth to
clean the
mactine
surface. Do nat use detergents.
With the lint brush
that comes with your
-d
mactine,
clean:
f
e.
Feed
dog
I. Bearing surface for
throat plate
rq Rotating
hook (area
uinder throat
plate and
slide plate)
After each
cleanuill aiply
a drop (but
no
more, than a
droo) of SINGER*
oil to the
hook raceway
(gi, Thec Pew a line of stitch-
ting
on a scrcap of mate ial to remove exces-
sive oil